Tipoff times announced for first round NCAA Tournament games in Knoxville

Tipoff times announced for first round NCAA Tournament games in Knoxville at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Tennessee will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Tipoff times and broadcast information for Saturday’s games were announced Monday.

The Lady Vols (23-9) are a No. 4 seed in the Wichita region. Tennessee will host No. 13 Buffalo (25-8) at 3 p.m. EDT Saturday. The game will be televised by ABC.

The Bulls enter Saturday’s contest as the MAC Tournament champions, defeating Ball State, 79-75, on Saturday. Buffalo has won nine consecutive games.

In Saturday’s other first round game in Knoxville, No. 5 Oregon (20-11) will face No. 12 Belmont (22-7) at 5:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN2.

The Ducks lost in the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Utah, 80-73, on March 4.

Belmont won the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament with a 51-29 victory over Tennessee Tech on March 5.

Saturday’s winners will play Monday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

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